Chest Tomb About 8 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Wyre Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1987. Tomb.
Chest Tomb About 8 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- tangled-column-crag
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wyre Forest
- Constituency
- Wyre Forest MP: Mark Garnier (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 March 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 861 749
- Coordinates
- 52.37221, -2.20413
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from 1757, is located about 8 metres south of the nave of the Church of St Mary. It is constructed of sandstone ashlar and features a flat top with a moulded edge, engaged balusters at the corners, and a moulded plinth. The inscription on the south side commemorates Mary, the wife of the Reverend William Je...s, Vicar of the church, who died on February 5th, 1751, at the age of 6. The inscription describes her as an affectionate and tender parent, a sincere friend, and a good Christian, reflecting on the nature of care for the deceased.
Local climate
Chest Tomb About 8 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Mary receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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